xian1
先
先
fa1
发
發
zhi4
制
制
ren2
人
人
chengyu
  1. (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt

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  • 先 (先): beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
  • 发 (發): to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
  • 制 (制): system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4]
  • 人 (人): person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

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